Website Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

Publication Date: 03/26/2025

Version: 1.0

Introduction

Bright Star Exploration and its affiliates (hereinafter, "Bright Star" or "we," "us," or "our") constructed this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") because we believe that your privacy is paramount. We are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us through brightstarexploration.com or any other website or application controlled or operated by us (referred to as "Website") and connected services we provide for website or mobile applications (referred to as "Services"). This privacy policy outlines how Bright Star and its subsidiaries directly or indirectly collect, use, and safeguard your data, as well as how you can manage your personal information ("Personal Information"). Our Privacy Policy is subject to, and incorporated by reference to, our Terms and Conditions.

Bright Star is a controller or responsible party for the practices described in this Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy does not apply to any Personal Information we process while performing Services provided to our clients and customers. Bright Star is not responsible for business customers' or clients' data security practices that differ from the policies covered in this Privacy Policy.

By visiting the Website or using our Services provided by Bright Star, you acknowledge and agree that you have read this privacy policy and agree to the collection, use, and other processing of your information in accordance with the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to all of the terms, conditions, and practices set forth herein, do not access the Website or any of our Services.

Data Collection

The nonpublic Person Information we collect directly or indirectly will vary based on the Services utilized. We may collect any of the following types of Personal Information:

Information provided through a form, application, or any other communications with us, including but not limited to first name, last name, email address, phone number, street address, or company information.
Information provided through a form, application, or any other communications with us, including but not limited to first name, last name, email address, phone number, street address, or company information.
Information obtained automatically from your browser, mobile device, or other devices, including but not limited to Internet Protocol (IP) address, type of device, operating systems, browser type, geographic location, pages you visit, information you request, and the date and time of your access.

Use of Your Data

Bright Star uses the list of Personal Information in the Data Collection section above only as permitted by the law, including the following purposes:

To complete transactions and provide the Services authorized by business customers.
General business uses, including but not limited to, diagnosing problems on the Website, sending information to your user account, providing access to your user account, notifying you of new products, features, or services being released, verifying your identity, determining and confirming your transaction limits, to perform collections, troubleshooting problems, analyzing Services, the Website, or other products, enforcing our Terms and Conditions for our Services, to protect our rights and property, and to customize, measure, and improve our Services.
For other business purposes such as data analysis, trend identification, reviewing the effectiveness of our Services, and enhancing, customizing, and improving the features provided to our customers.
To comply with and enforce legal requirements where applicable as well as to prevent, detect, and investigate potential prohibited behavior and criminal activity.
To personalize our marketing communications and improve our marketing activities.

If customers discontinue Services, we may continue to store and protect your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and as required by the law.

Data Sharing

We will never sell your Personal Information. In the circumstances below, we may disclose or share your Personal Information:

Affiliated Companies - We may disclose Personal Information with companies that are affiliated with us (for example, companies that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with us). We may also disclose Personal Information that is collected between websites that we, or our affiliates, control.
Organizations that Provide Services - We may disclose your Personal Information with companies that perform services for us, such as credit, product development, and data processing vendors. The information shared with these companies typically includes Personal Information to process transactions on your behalf, conduct our operations, follow your instructions as you authorize, or protect the security of our records. We may also disclose your Personal Information with third parties described below in the Cookies Section.
Potential Buyers - In the event that we go through a business transition, such as a merger, another company acquires us or our affiliates, or we sell a portion of our assets, your Personal Information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. Any successor entity shall be bound by terms and conditions reasonably similar to this Privacy Notice.
Other Parties - We may disclose your Personal Information with other parties to comply with a legal obligation; to protect the legal rights of (or otherwise participate in a legal process pertaining to) our company, our employees, our agents, our clients, and our affiliates; to protect the safety and security of our visitors, or to protect against fraud; or otherwise with your consent or as allowed by applicable law.
We partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products/services. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity.
Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

We reserve the right to disclose any Personal Information about you or your use of this website without your prior permission if we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (i) protect and defend our rights, property or safety or that or those of our affiliates, other users of this website, or the public; (ii) enforce the Terms and Conditions or other terms for this website; or (iii) respond to claims that any content violates any law or the rights of third parties.

Data Security

We prioritize the security of your data. We aim to protect your Personal Information through our systems of organizational and technical security measures. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

Your Privacy Rights

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you are entitled to certain rights over your data. These include the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the use of your personal information. For inquiries or requests regarding your data, please contact us at social@brightstarexploration.com.

Changes to This Policy

Bright Star is continuously making improvements to our Services. As our Services change, updates could be made or amended to this Privacy Policy. If we modify this Privacy Policy, we will post the revised Privacy Policy online. The revised Privacy Policy will be effective immediately at the time of posting, unless a later effective date is expressly stated therein. We will also revise the “Last updated” date stated below.

It is your responsibility to periodically review this Privacy Policy. Users are bound by any changes to this Privacy Policy by using our Services after such changes have been first posted. If you do not agree to the new posted Privacy Policy, your only remedy is to discontinue use of the website.

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by email at social@brightstarexploration.com.